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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 52 kts. |
| State | ILLINOIS |
| County/Area | JO DAVIESS |
| WFO | DVN |
| Begin Date | 08/04/2008 16:30:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 3 |
| Begin Azimuth | SE |
| Begin Location | GALENA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 42.39/-90.39 |
| End Date | 08/04/2008 16:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 5.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A cold front slowly moved southeast into eastern Iowa during the daytime hours of August 4. South to southwest winds brought increased heat and humidity with high temperatures that ranged from 82 at Freeport, IL to 99 at Muscatine, IA. Heat index readings were as high as 120 degrees. Late that afternoon and evening, an upper level disturbance moved along the cold front triggering showers and thunderstorms over northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois. Some of the storms produced brief heavy rains, large hail, and damaging winds, with one storm in particular developing a tornado between Charlotte, IA and Goose Lake, IA. |
| Event Narrative | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph ripped the siding off the west side of a residence 3 miles southeast of Galena, IL at 530 pm August 4. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 402.20K | 0.00K | |||||||
| GALENA | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| GUILFORD | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 16:42 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SAVANNA | CARROLL CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| STOCKTON | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| MILLEDGEVILLE | CARROLL CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LENA | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BOLTON | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STOCKTON | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:28 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.20K | 0.00K |
| PEARL CITY | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:28 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| SCIOTA MILLS | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:28 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| FREEPORT | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:28 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FREEPORT | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| GERMAN VLY | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILLEDGEVILLE | CARROLL CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STERLING | WHITESIDE CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:33 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILLEDGEVILLE | CARROLL CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| GERMAN VLY | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GERMAN VLY | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| STERLING ARPT | WHITESIDE CO. | IL | 08/04/2008 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 402.20K | 0.00K |
